After increased incidents of Madrasa teachers linked with AQIS , Assam govt sets up SOPs for their recruitment

Dispur, Aug 23: After recently arresting two imams linked with Al-Qaeda Indian Subcontinent ( AQIS ) and Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT) from Assam's Goalpara district, the state govt has taken up stringent measures to stop jihadi activities in the state. Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday (Aug 22) said that the state govt is developing a portal where the Imam and teachers of Madrasas who come from outside of the state will have to register their details in the portal.

 

 

 

 

He said of the two people arrested by Assam police on Sunday (Aug 21), one was a kingpin who also worked as an imam in a mosque. "Out of two arrested, one worked as an Imam in a Mosque and he was a kingpin. He had expanded the Jihadi network in many villages. Six Bangladeshi nationals had entered Assam for expanding the Jihadi network. Out of six Bangladeshi nationals, Assam police have arrested one and five are still absconding. Assam police will continue its operation," Sarma said.

 

 

The Chief Minister further added, "We now have made some Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) that if any Imam comes to the village, you must have to inform local police for the verification. After being verified by the police, people can hire him as an imam. The Muslim society of Assam is extending their support to us on this." Additionally, he also said that the procedure is not required for the residents of Assam. He said, "There is no need to register their details for those who are the resident of Assam. But those who come from outside of the state will have to register their details in the portal."

 

 

 

 

 

Earlier today (Aug 23), a local court of Assam's Goalpara district sent two arrested suspected terrorists linked with Al-Qaeda Indian Subcontinent ( AQIS ) and Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT) to seven-day of police custody. V.V. Rakesh Reddy, Superintendent of Police (SP) of Goalpara district shared that both suspected terrorists were produced before the court in Goalpara on Sunday (Aug 21) evening and the court sent them to 7 days of police custody.

 

 

The arrested terrorists were identified as Abdus Subhan, Imam of Tinkunia Shantipur Mosque under Mornoi police station and Jalaluddin Sheikh, Imam of Tilapara Natun Mosque under Matia police station in Goalpara district The senior police official further said that they had given logistic support to the Jihadi terrorists who came here from Bangladesh and during interrogation, they confessed to being members of AQIS and recruited Ansars / Sleeper Cells in Goalpara district.